Some workers are saying that with a higher cost of living, $15 is no longer enough.
Right now, minimum wage workers in New York City get paid $15, while the rest of the state is at $14.20.
And in California, where the minimum wage is currently $15.50 for all workers, legislation signed in September would have set the state on a path to raise wages for fast-food workers to $22 per hour. The law was met with heavy opposition from restaurant industry groups who led a successful effort toBackers of a proposed wage increase in New York say they hope it will pass as part of the state budget, which is expected to be finalized in early April.
In her executive budget proposal, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, also a Democrat, proposed tying minimum wage increases to inflation, but with a cap on how much wages could rise in any one year.
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